| Fiorella | Giulia | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Little flower | Youthful |
| Origin | italian | italian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | fyoh-REL-lah | JOO-lyah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1957 |
| Peak year | 2025 (90) | 2022 (239) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 203 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Fiorella | Giulia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 380 | 1,146 |
| 2010s | 523 | 1,081 |
| 2000s | 548 | 861 |
| 1990s | 121 | 391 |
| 1980s | 56 | 139 |
| 1970s | 11 | 79 |
| 1960s | 0 | 81 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
Literally 'little flower': an Italian diminutive of 'fiore' (flower, from Latin 'flos/floris') with the suffix '-ella'.
Italian form of Julia, the feminine of the Roman family name Julius (gens Julia). The name is traditionally connected to Latin 'iuvenis' meaning 'youthful', though the family name's ultimate root is uncertain and was later linked by the Romans to Iulus, legendary ancestor of the line.
Giulia is more popular than Fiorella today: about 203 US babies were given the name Giulia in 2025, compared with 0 named Fiorella.
Fiorella means Little flower (italian origin), while Giulia means Youthful (italian origin).
In US records, Fiorella first appears in 0 and Giulia in 1957, so Fiorella has the longer recorded history.